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SIFMA European Technology Management Conference & ExhibitionMarket Crisis: Threat or Opportunity for IT?2-3 December 2008, East Wintergarden, Canary Wharf, London

Download PDF Conference BrochureDownload PDF Visitor TicketFREE places to all SIFMA Members and Buy-Side - BOOK NOWSIFMA Board and Executive would like to support its members through the financial storm. We are offering FREE places to the SIFMA European Technology Management Conference, equal to a saving of £499. Numbers are limited so please BOOK YOUR PLACE at this important industry event as soon as you can.SURVIVING THE STORMThis year, with the crisis upon us, members are facing balance sheet constraints like never before, with some fighting for their very own survival. The conference and exhibition will provide a critical opportunity for leading investment banks, asset managers and technology vendors to discuss how shrinking budgets can be turned from a threat into an opportunity. This overriding theme will be addressed throughout the 2 days when tackling the key issues impacting European financial market technology-based support activities, including communications, operations, market data, information security, web and internet technology and information systems. Attend to become armed with the arguments to protect your IT spend going forward!

'During periods of great change, technology plays a critical role in whether firms successfully adapt to the new market environment'Adam Sussman, Director of Research, Tabb Group

Already well established for SIFMA in the US, where this event attracts over 300 exhibitors and 7,000 delegates and visitors, SIFMA Europe now launches its own Technology Management Conference & Exhibition, which will be a showcase of equipment, products and services designed especially for application and use by executives and specialists in securities industry technology operations and decision-making. 5 Key Reasons to Attend:

1 - How will the financial crisis drive technological change, volumes, volatility and liquidity in 2009?2 - Increasing your technology spend to tighten up risk management and compliance procedures in a severe downturn3 -What must remain in your budget in 2009 when most institutions are just trying to survive?4 - Are reducing latency, accessing new pools of liquidity and cross-asset trading still relevant in today’s new world?5 - Improving critical efficiencies and reducing cost through SOA, Grid, CEP, Advanced Silicon, Open Source and Web 2.0Who should attend European Technology Management Conference & Exhibition 2008:

*The Conference is FREE to all SIFMA Members and Buy-Side. There will be an administrative fee £100 if you book your place and do not notify us that you are unable to attend. Substitutions can be made at any time and there is a limit of 10 attendees per company.